Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 354 | 288 | 202 | 264 | 184 | 255 | 251 | 255 | 314 | 206 | 203 | 382 | 465 | 243 | 500 | 249 | 325 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.08m | 4:27PM1.51m | 5:05AM0.94m | 5:12PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.54m | 9:29AM0.39m | 11:24PM0.45m | 10:09AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 184 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 314 | 206 | 160 | 382 | 465 | 243 | 500 | 232 | 325 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 354 | 288 | 202 | 190 | 82 | 180 | 177 | 255 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 169 | 54 | 249 | 112 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | S 13 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 11 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 256 | 171 | 186 | 264 | 163 | 255 | 251 | 86 | 132 | 181 | 203 | 125 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 54 | 37 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 305 | 164 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 43 | 187 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
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